RAILWAY AGE MARCH 2022 ISSUE: Welcome to “Timeout for Tech with Gary T. Fry, Ph.D., P.E.” Each month, we examine a technology topic that professionals in the railway industry have asked to learn more ...

Ultrasonic nondestructive testing, also known as ultrasonic NDT or simply UT, is a method of characterizing the thickness or internal structure of a test piece using high-frequency sound waves. The ...

In addition to conventional ultrasonic testing methods for high-rate aerospace production, Arcadia Aerospace Industries (AAI) specializes in custom solutions for a number of nondestructive testing ...

Mechanical failure in the mining industry can have extremely serious consequence, so it is vital that the operating health of plant systems and components is tested regularly to ensure the highest ...

In most people’s minds, mass car production involves lines of robots armed with welding guns, rapidly assembling a car body. Spotwelding has been the main method of sheet metal joining in automotive ...

Since 1993, Enbridge Pipelines Inc., Edmonton, has been conducting crack inspections with in-line tools on its liquids pipeline system. As part of its ongoing integrity- management program, the ...

Engineers at Enbridge Inc. use high-resolution crack inline inspection (ILI) as their core method for managing stress-corrosion cracking (SCC). Results show that the technology provides a reliable ...